Fastening clip



May 5, 1931. J. F. MAKowsKl FASTENING CLTP Filed Nov. 1.2, i929 Patented May 5, l1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOHN F. MAKOWsxLOF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, AssreNOa` OF ONF-HALF rro FIRE- p PROOF WALL COMPANY, A CORPORATION FAs'rFNINGrv CLIF Application. mea November 1g, 1929. Yserial No. 406,5a.

This invention relates to the building art, and particularly to a means for mounting lathing material in position against the wall and ceiling studs in the building of walls. This specification deals with the application of the invention in connection with wall board, although in practice it may,

with equal effectiveness, be applied to other specific forms of lathing material.

The wall board is usually manufactured in strips which are of considerable length and preferably about eighteen inches wide. The board is flat and usually imperforate so that while it is usually easy to find a means to clamp the board strips to the studs at their edges it is not so easy to press the lat intermediate surface tightly against the stud. This latter operation is, however, quite an important one if the wall is to be smooth and plumb and capable of withstanding the stresses of its own inherent weight, `or the weight of plaster added thereto, without sagging or bulging. Efforts have been made to accomplish this objective by the use of intermediate fasteners, but the use of these requires perforation of the board and it is somewhat diflicult to even then effective ly apply the clips.

The present invention therefore comprises a fastening clip of such construction that not only can it be utilized to clip the edges of the board to the studs, but it will also have an element usable to extend across the face of the board adjacent the stud and under tension to press and firmly hold the board for its full width in place against the face of the stud.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive device and yet one which will be "exceedingly effective for the pur Ose for which it is designed.

These Objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the following specification and claims.

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a fragmentary portion of a wall composed of studs and wall board showing my improved clip in position to perform the functions stated. Y

Fig.` 2 is a perspective View of the clip itself.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on the drawings, my improved clip comprises a substantially U-shaped yoke 1 adapted to embracey the Y studl 2. Y

AAt the free extremity of,V one of the fil branches of the yoke lis a prong 3. 'This prong extends. at right angles to and in the same plane as the yoke lso that when the yokeis placed around the stud this prong will extend at right angles to the face of the stud.

The hasp l is normally curved outwardly and under spring tension so that it may be yieldably pressedtoward the face of the stud or the wall board mounted thereon.

The length of the hasp 4 is such that when in position it will extend clear across the width of one wall board strip and partly over the adjacent board as shown in Fig. 1.

In using the clip the wall board strips 5 are placed in courses against the faces of the studs 2. The yokes 1 are placed around the studs Vas the courses are built andthe spring hasps 4 pressed under tension across the faces of the board strips and snapped into therprongs 3 of adjacent clips. By means of this Operation the boards 5 are rmly fastened to and pressedinto close engagement with the studs 2 for their full width. Thus a wall comprising the structure described will be 4smooth and plumb without tendency to sag or bulge.

The prongs 3 may, if desired, also be put under tension by curving them inwardly, as

shown in Fig. 1, so that as the hasps are `While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction ofthe device, still in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention7 as delined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A clip for the purpose described cornprising a yoke to embrace a stud, a hasp on one branch or" the yoke and a prong on the other branch extending at substantially right angles to the longitudinal axis of the hasp.

2. A clip as in claim 1 in which the hasp curves outwardly from a straight line'and which, when pressed toward its straight position, will be under tension.

3. A clip for the purpose of fastening lathing strips to studs comprising a yoke to embrace a stud, a prong on one branch of the yoke projectingat right angles thereto in the plane of the yoke, and a hasp projecting from the other branch of the yoke at right angles thereto and to the plane of the yoke, the hasp being greater in length than the width of the lath strip to be fastened to the stud, whereby the hasp can be projected across the face of the strip and engaged under the prong of an adjacent clip to press t-he strip against the face of the stud.

4. A. clip as in claim 3 in which the hasp normally curves outward and will be pressed under tension against the face of the strip when engaged with the prong of the next adjacent clip.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature.

JOHN F. MAKOWSKI.

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